Midi-chlorian manipulation

Midi-chlorian manipulation was a form of Force power mastered by Darth Plagueis. Requiring immense knowledge of the dark side of the Force, it was the ability to create, maintain, or save life through the influencing of midi-chlorians to a certain degree. It was said that it was very difficult for a new practitioner of the power to use it, since Plagueis argued that the Force would only accept being directed in this way by a worthy Sith Lord who could hold the weight of authority over life. Palpatine told Anakin Skywalker that Plagueis used this power to save the ones he cared from dying. Indeed, Plagueis was able to use this ability to make creatures give birth without a second partner, referred to by his droid servant 11-4D as the Magister's "pregnancies". Plagueis testing his abilities found he was able to bypass the defense the normally inherent immunity to telepathic defenses of a Yinchorri by manipulating the midi-chlorians that under normal circumstances protect a Yinchorri from all forms of telepathic influence. Plagueis was able to kill the comatose Darth Venamis and then bring him back to life several times, before the Bith's organs failed, and Plagueis granted him everlasting death. In addition, he turned this power on himself, in order to heal his many injuries afforded to him by the Maladian assassins who almost killed him in 52 BBY, and was confident that he would stop aging at all with this power. He had also used this ability as a form of execution against the Naboo King, Ars Veruna, who carried out a failed attempt to assassinate the Muun Sith Lord; Plagueis had tasked the limited amount of midi-chlorians within the corrupt monarch to return to its source, killing Veruna . However, despite all this, Plagueis was still unable to keep himself from dying at the hands of his apprentice.

Darth Plagueis stated that a child born of this power would be the embodiment of the Force. The Muun tried to impose his will on the Force into creating a Forceful being, but considered this a failure, as Anakin Skywalker was created by the Force itself to bring an end to the Sith once and for all. Later, Palpatine used the promise of this power's effects to entice Anakin Skywalker further to the dark side. He had also made the same proposition to Ferus Olin, telling him that he would teach him powers to defeat Darth Vader and the power over life and death. However, he was unable to fully master the ability prior to slaying Plagueis, forcing him to essence transfer into clones of himself.

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